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- MAWKISH Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster
Its earliest sense, used in the late 17th century but now obsolete, was synonymous with squeamish (understandable!) but not long after that mawkish was used to describe an unpleasant, nauseating, often sickeningly sweet flavor
- MAWKISH | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary
MAWKISH definition: 1 showing emotion or love in an awkward or silly way: 2 showing emotion or love in an awkward or… Learn more
- MAWKISH Definition Meaning | Dictionary. com
Mawkish definition: characterized by sickly sentimentality; weakly emotional; maudlin See examples of MAWKISH used in a sentence
- mawkish adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes . . .
Definition of mawkish adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more
- mawkish - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
mawkish (comparative more mawkish, superlative most mawkish) Excessively or falsely sentimental; showing a sickly excess of sentiment synonyms, antonym quotations
- mawkish, adj. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English Dictionary
Factsheet What does the adjective mawkish mean? There are five meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective mawkish, one of which is labelled obsolete See ‘Meaning use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence
- Mawkish - Definition, Meaning Synonyms | Vocabulary. com
The adjective mawkish came into vogue in the 1600s Oddly enough, it's rooted in the Middle English word maggot and originally meant “sickly or nauseated ” But mawkish eventually evolved to mean something so overly sentimental it makes you sick
- Mawkish - Definition, Meaning, Synonyms Etymology
So, when we describe something as 'mawkish,' we are essentially saying that it is overly sentimental or emotional, to the extent that it might be seen as insincere or overly sugary
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